at the 37th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference – Saturday, August 2nd at 5:30pm

eligibility & requirements
• To participate in the Portfolio Display only, you must be a Full-Time Conference Attendee.
• To participate in the Portfolio Display AND Juried Competition for prizes, you must be a Full-Time Attendee and an SCBWI member.
• Art must be appropriate for Children’s Books & Magazines, etc.
• Size for portfolio: book form with plastic sleeves in which can fit 8½” x 11” color copies of original art.
• No large and/or framed art allowed.
• No original art, please—quality reprints of your work only.
prizes
• Grand Prize: Expense-paid trip to New York to meet with interested art directors.
• 2nd Prize: Cash Prize, and work featured on SCBWI website.
• 3rd Prize: Cash Prize, and work featured on SCBWI website.
judging
• Published & unpublished will be judged together.
• Participant will NOT need to select a category.
• Your portfolio should reflect your best style, and should include only your very best images.
what to bring
• Portfolio (as described above)
• Promotional cards (about 50)
• Business cards (if applicable)
• Dummy – attached to portfolio with ribbon/string.
registration
In order to participate, indicate on the registration page that you will be submitting a portfolio for display. On Friday, August 4th, at morning registration, you will need to check in with the Portfolio Desk.
times to know

Drop-Off Time: Saturday, August 2nd, between 9am and NOON.
Pick-up Time: Saturday, August 2nd, at 7pm, SHARP.
(Locations will be available at conference registration.)

questions?
Please contact GeeCee Addison, LA Conference Showcase Coordinator.

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